I charted the S&P 500 Index ($SPX) after the markets closed on Friday, 7/9/10, after it finished the week at 1,077.96.
Month: July 2010
Sold VXX Naked Puts
This is an interesting trade to me because it’s a derivative on a derivative. VXX is the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN. In other words it’s an “ETF-like product” that tracks the VIX, although not at a beta of one. The VXX is less volatile than the VIX. My plan is to take…
DJIA Chart – July 2, 2010
I charted the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU, DJIA, $DJI) after the markets closed on Friday, 7/2/10, after it finished the week at 9,686.48.
Month End Summary – June 2010
I finished June with a combined balance of $102,037.08 ($90,788.28 in IB and $11,218.80 in AMTD). As always, Quicken is showing a slightly different total balance of $102.188.35. I ended May with a balance of $105,869.10 which means I was down $3,832.02 on paper in June. Although I lost on paper, I finished June with a realized gain of $1,785.82. That’s completely…